Trolley catcher and retriever.



No. 879,257. PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908.

E. J. GUSTINE. TROLLBY CATGHER AND RETRIEVER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 5. 1906.

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No. 879,257. PATENTED FEB. 18, 1908. F. J. GUST INE. TROLLBY CATGHER AND RETRIEVER.

APPLIOATION FILED JULY 5. 1906.

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Unirn s'rnrns FRANKLIN I. GUSTINE, OF NEW ORLEANS, lfiUISlIANA.

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To all whom. it may concern:

Be it known that l, FRANKLIN J. Gos- TINE, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Orleans, in the parish of Orleans and State of .lfionisiai'le, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Trolley Catchers and Retrievers; and l. do hereby deolaro the following to he a full, olear, exact description. of the invention, such as will enal o thers skilled in the art to which. it apportan to make and use the same.

This inventionrr-dates to improvements in trolley mtchers and retrievers and especially to that type WllOIBll'l mechanism is automatically tripped at a certain position in the up Ward. travel of the trolley pole towards a vertical position, so that the pole will fall by gravity below the trolley wire, in which no sitihn it is looked against nnwoinent.

To more fullyunderstand the invention, reference had to the accompanying drowings illustrating a practical embodiment of the same, in which like letters designatethe same parts in the lseveral views, and in Whieh:-

Figure 3. car, the several positions of the trolley pole being indicated. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, with the casing or cover removed and show ing the parts in their normal position. Fig. 3 a similar View, showing the several .parts ll'ltellOGliEtl after the trolley has jumped the wire and been retrieved. Fig. l is similar View, showing the position of the several parts when the trolley pole is drawn dos vn to reset thenioohanisln. Fig. 5 is a -,fraginentaiy View i 11 side elevation of lower part of the trolley pole looking from the opposite side to that shown in the prior figures. Fig. 6 is an edge view ol same, and Fig. 7 is a fragmentary View, showing a dill'oront term of spring connection between the trolley pole and tri p ping i'nechanisln.

1 designates plate lorl'ning one wall of a casing, and 2 the trolley pole pivoted to said plate by the bolt The end of the trolley pole is provided with a tail-piece 4., Which is preferably of the construction clearly illustrated in Fi -s. 5 and, 6, wherein 5 and l are ell-sets or enlargennints, the oil-set 6 being adapted to engage certain mechanism and the oil-set 5 being provided with a cam face 7, a notch 8 and an apertnred lug 9, all as hereinafter referred to.

Pivoted to the plate 1, as at 10,'i s a trip her 11 having a laterally projecting his 12 shows a fragmentary View ol 2.

and curring at its tree end. and extending into proximity with sold offset 5 and adapted to be engag d by the cam face 7 thereof. This trip bar .1 provided with a spring l3 tensionod to pill said bar upwardly.

14 and pair of oscillating arms pivotally connected to said plate as at 16 and at their tr e ends pivotally connected by the cross linl The peripheral face of the enlarged pivoted end of the a i4 is notched as at 143, seen most clearly in. l

13 a ourved dot to said plate fl and connected of said curved detent 18 and said. oscillating" arm 15.

designates suitable spring ent pivotally connected 15 a link bar pivotally springs Or saicinterposed when the upper end oscillating arm nd the seer U in the lorni. shown. in Fig. '7 a slightly modified arangement of the spring connection is illustrated. In this figure a spring 21 of the corner ssion type employed, 22 designating; .ng for d. spring, and. a headed bolt en ring one end of said spring and adj nstahly nneetod at its other end to the upper end of said oscillating arm 15, in any suitable Way, such as by screw threaded connection. Of eonrse it will he linden stood that in this eon "motion. the casing will be suitably connected to the trolley pole.

in operation, 'ng lirs to 2-, it will be observed. that when the parts are in the position shown, the tripping ha? I1 is held in its uppermost position by the spring 13 with the lug l2 9 igain the notched portion 14 of the es. 0 arm let, and at the .SilJTXBtlll'lGllllO upper end of the bar l1 is disnosed beneath the corn 7. in this posi- .pecti've ends to the free end.

tion the arni 15, the lint: ba 19 an d do tent 18 are also looked against n1 r'einent. This the normal rnnn 3 no ion the parts when the trolley is on the trolley wire.

As soon as the trolley jumps the wire, upon the upward movement of the pole, the earn face 7 engaging; the trip iing bard l, lore-es said bar a ownwardly and prior to the pole reaching a vertical posiooo the lug having been lowered out oi? engagement with the drops,

bound until it reac reachinglthe lowest point to which the pole s own in Fi 4, the said pole will rees some such position as that shown in Fig. 3, and when this happens. the detent 18 enters the notch 8 and locks the pole against upward movement.

To re-set the mechanism when the trolley is to be placed on the Wire again, the trolley pole is pulled downwardly to the position shown in Fig. 4, during which movement the off-set 6of the tail-fpiece 4 riding alon the edge of the arm 14 .orces said arm and the parts connected therewith rearwardly' to their normal position, whereupon the lug l2 springs behind the notch 14: and the parts are thus again locked, when the trolley pole may be elevated to enga e the trolley wire.

Having thus describe the invention, what I claim is 1. In a trolley catcher and retriever, the combination with a trolley pole, of an oscillating arm, a spring interposed between said arm and pole, a pivoted detent adapted to engage a notch formed on said pole, a link bar pivoted at its ends to and connecting said detent with said oscillating arm, means for locking said oscillating arm against movement, and automatic means for tripping said arm for releasing the tension on said spring and forcing said detent into interlocked engagpment with said trolley pole, substantia y as described.

2. In a trolley catcher and retriever, the combination with a trolley pole, of an oscillating arm, a. spring interposed between said pole and arm, a tripping bar extending adjacent the base of said trolley pole, means disposed between said tripping bar and oscillat ng arm and cooperating to lock said arm against movement, the base of said trolley ole being adapted to engage said tripping bar and release said oscillating arm upon the trolley pole jumping a trolley wire, substantially as described.

3. In a trolley catcher and retriever, the combination with a trolley pole, of an oscillating arm, a spring inter osed between said pole and arm, a tripping ar pivoted at one end to a rigid support and at its other end extending adjacent the base of said trolley ole, means disposed between said tripping bar and oscillating arm and cooperating to lock said arm a ainst movement, the base of said trolley'po e being adapted to engage and depress the free end of said tripping bar for releasing said oscillating arm upon the tially as described.

trolley pole jumping a trolley wire, substanl 4. In a trolley catcher and retriever, th

combination with a trolley pole, of a pair of oscillating arms, a spring interposed between, 1 said trolley pole and one of said arms, a linkl connection between said arms, a tri bar cooperating with said arms to lock sai arms! against movement, and means for automatl ically tri ping said trip bar, substantially as describeg- 5. In a trolley catcher and retriever, the combination with a pivoted trolley pole provided with a tail' piece projecting beyond the 4 pivotal axis of sald pole, an oscillating arm,

a s ring interposed between said arm and tro ey pole, me'ans for holding said arm locked against movement, and means for tripping said arm -t o release the tension on said spring, said tail-piece being adapted to engage said oscillating arm upon a downward pull on the trolley pole and return said oscillating arm to its normal position, substantially as described. l

6. In a trolley'catcher and retriever, the combination With-a trolley pole, ofan oscillating arm provided with a boss having a V notched peri her means connecting said arm with sai tro ley pole and containing as an element an interposed-s ring, a tripping bar provided with means a a ted to en a e said notched peripheryjof sai boss and IroId same locked when the mechanism is set, and means for operating said tripp' bar when the ole jumps the trolley wire, :u bstantially as escribed. 1

7. In a trolley catcher and'retriever, the

combination with a trolley pole, dfa pair ofv pivoted arms capable of oscillation, a link connecting the free ends of said arms, meansfor locking said arms against movement,

means for releasin saidarme, a tail piece carried by the trol e pole adapted to operatively engage one c said arms for re-setting the mechanism, and a springinterposed between said trolley pole andoneof said arms, substantially as describ d. c

8. In a trolley catchgr and retrieventhe combination with a trolley pole, of"'a pair of pivoted arms capable of oscillation, a link connecting the free ends of said arms, means for locking said arms against movement, means for releasing said arms, a fixed tailpiece .carried by the trolley poleadapted to operatively engage one of said arms for resetting the mechanism, and a spring interposed between said trolley ole and oneof said arms, substantially as escribed.

9. In a trolley catcher and retriever, the combination with a trolley pole provided with a notch at the lower end thereof, of an arm capable of oscillation, a spring interposed between said trolley pole andsaid arm, a pivoted detent, a link bar connecting the free end of said detent with said; arm, said detent cooperating with the notched trolliay Y I pole, when the trolley pole has been'droppe to lock said trolle pole against upward ovement, means or looking said arm in lTPOSllGlQIl with said detent out of en agement l'with said trolley pole, and means or releas- 1 ing said arm uppn the trolley the wire, substantially as described.

10. In a trolley catcher and retriever, the

pole jumping f arms being each provide combination with a trolley pole, of a pair of dropped to normally prevent a further lowerivoted arms capable of oscillation, a s ring interposed between said trolley pole an one of said arms, a link connecting the free ends of said arms, said trolley ole and one of said (i *ith a boss having a notched periphery, a pivoted detent, a link bar connecting the free end of said detent with one of said oscillating arms, said detent coo crating with the notched boss of said tro ley pole when the trolley ole has been dropped to lock said trolley po e against upward movement, a tail piece carried by said trolley pole and ada ted to en age one of said pivoted arms w 1611 the trol ey pole has 1 in presence of two Witnesses.

ing of same, and adapted to reset said arms and detent upon the further downward pull of said pole, and a tripping bar operati upon the trolley pole'jumping the wire, sai

operating with said notched bossof said oscillating arm to normally hold said parts interlocked, substantially as described.

.In testimony whereof I affix my signature 25 FRANKLIN J. GUSTINE. Witnesses: f

ESM-AR KAISER, A. ARTHUR REINH'ARDT.

'20 tripping bar being provided with means co-w 

